What are functional malefic planets in astrology?

What are functional malefic planets in astrology?

What are functional malefic planets in astrology?

Functional Malefic Planets in birth chart for each Zodiac Signs

Aries Mercury, Rahu, Ketu
Cancer Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
Leo Moon, Rahu, Ketu
Virgo Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu
Libra Mercury, Rahu, Ketu

How do you know if Ketu is benefic or malefic?

Ketu or South Node of Moon stays in each sign for about 1.5 years and usually takes 18 years to complete a zodiac cycle. It always travels in retrograde motion and in general, Ketu is benefic if placed in 1st, 3rd, 6th, 11th, 12th houses from ascendant.

Can malefic planet gives good results?

A malefic planet gives auspicious results in the 3rd, 6th, 8th and 12th house of a kundali. 3rd, 6th, 8th and 12th house are considered to be inauspicious houses for Dasha Phal. Hence, malefic planets situated in these houses give auspicious results.

What happens when Ketu is malefic?

Negative Significations: While Ketu is considered malefic and has been mostly associated with negative things. Most people consider it a difficult planet as it brings lot of troubles on the material plane. It often brings a sense of complete detachment, losses, mindlessness, wandering, and confusion in one’s life.

What is the difference between malefic and functional benefic?

Functional benefic or Malefic is decided based on Lagna, even a planet that is natural malefic can be become functional benefic according to lordship. For example Saturn is natural malefic but for Taurus ascendant Saturn being both Kendra and Trine lord it becomes functional benefic.

How can a benefic become a malefic?

From the above it will be seen that a natural benefic, such as for instance Jupiter, can also become a malefic when he is lord of an angle. Natural malefics such as Mars, Saturn, etc., become temproral benefics if they become lords of angles (Kendras).

Can an aspect of a malefic planet be benefic?

1) yes an aspect from a well placed functional benefic will be benefic. however aspects of generically malefic planets like saturn and mars always carry some negativity also to them 2) any planet gives its effects in its own dasa or dasa or planets conjunct or trinal to it as well as its depositors dasa

What are the malefics in astrology?

Malefics – Saturn, Rahu, Ketu, Mars, Sun, Ill associated Mercury and Weak/ dark Moon Dignity of planets as explained in detail before. Strong planets are Benefic whereas Weak planets give problems related to areas of life they rule in the horoscope along with their general characteristics.